Installing and setting up a Nested Rack Insert

About this topic

You should install the Nested Rack Insert if you are using nestable tip racks on the Bravo Platform. The insert ensures the stability of a nestable tip rack during tips-on and tips-off tasks. Up to five nestable tip racks can be stacked on a single platepad using the Nested Rack Insert.

After you install the Nested Rack Insert, you configure the software to automatically select the location in VWorks during tips-on and tips-off tasks.

This topic describes how to install and configure the Nested Rack Insert.

Figure. Nested Rack Insert installed on a Bravo platepad

 

Before you begin

Make sure you do the following before installing the Nested Rack Insert:

•	Ensure that the labware definition specifies a nested tip box as follows:

In the Labware Editor, click the Plate Properties tab. In the Requires insert list, select Nested Rack Insert.

•	Set the teachpoints for all deck locations.

•	Verify that the gripper y‑axis offset is correct. See Verifying the gripper setup. In Bravo Diagnostics, perform a place plate task to move a nested tip box and ensure the gripper y‑axis offset is correct.

•	Obtain a 1.5 mm hex wrench for installing the insert.

Installing and configuring the Nested Rack Insert

To install the Nested Rack Insert:

1	On the Bravo deck, locate the platepad where you plan to do tips-on and tips-off tasks. Place the Nested Rack Insert on the platepad, making sure to align the crosshairs on the insert (1) directly above the platepad crosshairs.

2	To secure the Nested Rack Insert, use a 1.5 mm hex wrench to tighten the platepad screw (2).

 

To configure the Nested Tip Rack Insert:

1	In Diagnostics, click the Profiles tab, and verify that the correct profile is initialized.

2	Click the Configuration tab.

 

3	In the Location is configured as list, select Accessory. The Accessories Wizard appears.

4	Follow the instructions in the Accessories Wizard to:

a	Specify the Location of the installed insert.

Note: Your selection in the Accessories Wizard overrides the default selection in the Configuration tab.

b	Choose the Nested Tip Rack Insert.

5	When the configuration message appears, click Yes to initialize the accessory and move the teachpoint to a safe height.

6	Set the teachpoint for the Nested Rack Insert using the same procedure that you would for a platepad.

The Nested Rack Insert is approximately 5 mm taller than a standard platepad.

7	In the Profiles tab, click Update this profile.

8	To verify the setup, perform a tips-on task.

Related information

 

For information about...	See...
Bravo Platform hardware components	Hardware overview
Gripper y-axis offset	Verifying the gripper setup
Editing teachpoints	Setting teachpoints
Setting up labware definitions	VWorks Automation Control Setup Guide
Using the accessory in a protocol	VWorks Automation Control User Guide